Documents: DNA evidence on paper towel at scene of cattle theft led to man with 30 felony convictions

4:25 PM,
Jul. 12, 2013

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Recently filed court papers say that DNA evidence on a used paper towel found at the scene of a May 2012 Greene County cattle theft led police to suspect a man who had in the past been charged with 30 felonies.

Howard L. Perryman, 67, of Monett, was arrested Thursday after a nearly day-long manhunt in Greene County that involved eight local law enforcement agencies. He is being held in Greene County Jail on $1 million bond.

On May 27, 2012, authorities found a used paper towel on the ground near tire tracks at the scene of a cattle theft along North Farm Road 21 near Walnut Grove, according to a probable ...